The Vanishing Tiger Tiger subspecies, existing and extinct

bullet.gif numbers as of May 1998 bullet.gif

Bengal
Panthera tigris tigris
Indochinese
Panthera tigris corbetti
Estimated # left: 3,100 - 4,500 Estimated # left: 1,200 - 1,700
Range:
Primarily India, but also exist in Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Myanmar.
Range:
Primarily Thailand, but they are also found in Myanmar, southern China, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and peninsular Malaysia.
Sumatran
Panthera tigris sumatrae
Siberian
Panthera tigris altaica
Estimated # left: 400 - 500 Estimated # left: 360 - 400
Range:
The Sumatran tiger is found only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Range:
Primarily found in eastern Russia, with a few tigers in northeastern China and northern North Korea.
South Chinese
Panthera tigris amoyensis
Bali
Panthera tigris balica
Estimated # left: 20 - 30 Estimated # left: zero (0)
Range:
Central and eastern China.
Range:
Existed only on the Indonesian island of Bali.
Caspian
Panthera tigris virgata
Javan
Panthera tigris sondaica
Estimated # left: zero (0) Estimated # left: zero (0)
Range:
The Caspian tiger once lived in Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, Mongolia, and the Central Asiatic area of Russia.
Range:
Existed only on the Indonesian island of Java.

bullet.gif Information taken from the 5tigers.org website.

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